U18 World League

埼玉2002体育场
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jamal Sills made the kick off which started today's match. After 9 played minutes ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 got a freekick which was hit by 朱辰风. 方海坚 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaz Forrest, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Greenbay's goal looked a bit too open when 朱凌潮 came free, but Alfie Nethercot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 邱城扬 hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Alfie Nethercot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 曹谦峰, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Alfie Nethercot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邱城扬 in the 23rd minute of play. Alfie Nethercot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 朱凌潮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 30 played minutes Greenbay got a freekick which was hit by Brian Webb. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 朱凌潮 got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Greenbay's Alfie Nethercot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邱城扬 in the 35th minute of play. Al Knight kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When 张震泉 fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's protests and gave 张震泉 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. 张震泉 hit a great ball. Gaz Forrest's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 方海坚 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gaz Forrest in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 方海坚 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when 邱城扬 made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 朱凌潮 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfie Nethercot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alfie Nethercot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邱城扬 in the 61st minute of the match. Gaz Forrest received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 方海坚 came out and tried to block the shot, but Gaz Forrest slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Jamal Sills had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 方海坚. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jamal Sills was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 74th minute, Andrew Etherington hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 played minutes Greenbay got a freekick which was hit by Jamal Sills. Alfie Nethercot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 邱城扬 went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 81 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 邱城扬 made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfie Nethercot was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 邱城扬 in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfie Nethercot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfie Nethercot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邱城扬 in the 86th minute of the match. Alfie Nethercot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 朱凌潮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Greenbay's Alfie Nethercot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邱城扬 in the 89th minute of play. When 邱城扬 came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 邱城扬 couldn't finish the play. Greenbay succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 had controlled the match.